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▶ 14:55 · AI Hardware & Chip Architecture · Edge AI inference on photonic hardware enables factory-floor microbiology testing
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Scaling Europe

BREAKING: Spore.Bio’s technology can detect bacteria in 10 minutes: Amine Raji, Co-founder & CEO

2026-03-24 · 1 company · 4 thematic
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Former Nestlé employee who experienced microbiology testing pain points firsthand; co-founded Spore.Bio with a physician from Institut Pasteur and a successful French entrepreneur; scaled to 60-person team in Paris with US expansion in 3 years.

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